* The cancellation of Wednesday's meeting of euro zone finance ministers unnerved some investors worried about a disruption to a Greek bailout deal, but a Greek conservative party leader was expected to sign a commitment to the strict austerity measures.

* Financial stocks will be in focus after European bank shares rallied, boosted by BNP Paribas' forecast-beating results.

* S&P 500 futures were up 9.3 points and above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 90 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 18.5 points.

* In U.S. economic data, the New York Federal Reserve releases its Empire State manufacturing survey for February at 8:30 a.m. EST. Economists expect a reading of 15.00, compared with 13.48 in January.

* The Federal Reserve releases January industrial production and capacity utilization data at 9:15 a.m. EST. Economists expect a 0.7 percent rise in production and a reading of 78.6 percent for capacity utilization. In December, production rose 0.4 percent and capacity utilization was 78.1 percent.

* The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo February housing market index is due at 10 a.m. EST. Economists look for a reading of 26 versus 25 in January.